Conte: Juve lags behind Barca, Bayern

Juventus coach Antonio Conte said he did not expect the Serie A champion to close the gap on teams like Barcelona and Bayern Munich and welcomed Napoli's "undervalued" manager Rafael Benitez to Italy on Thursday.

In his first preseason news conference, Conte also highlighted Juve's "extraordinary achievement" in signing forwards Carlos Tevez for nine million euros ($11.74 million) and Fernando Llorente as a free agent.

Conte has won two successive Serie A titles in his two seasons with the club.